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Jesus ^(a)summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to ^(b)heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.

^(c)Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, ^(d)Simon, who is called Peter, and ^(e)Andrew his brother; and ^[a](f)James the son of Zebedee, and ^[b]John his brother;

^(g)Philip and ^[c]Bartholomew; ^(h)Thomas and ⁽ⁱ⁾Matthew the tax collector; ^[d](j)James the son of Alphaeus, and ^(k)Thaddaeus;

Simon the ^[e]Zealot, and ^(l)Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Him.

^(m)These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them: "Do not ^[f]go ^[g]in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the ⁽ⁿ⁾Samaritans;